What color is #91AA69?

#91AA69 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AA69?

The RGB value is 145, 170, 105: 145 red, 170 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AA69?

The complementary color is #8269AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AA69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AA69 color

#91AA69 rgb(145, 170, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #91AA69 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 66.7% green and 41.2% blue (145, 170, 105).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#91AA69 color codes

HEX	`#91AA69`
RGB	`rgb(145, 170, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 66.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -19.94, 30.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 36.61, 123)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.601, 35.789, 18.763)`
Decimal	`9546345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AA69, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #91AA69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AA69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #91AA69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aa69; }
.text { color: #91aa69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aa69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 170 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aa69, #70aa69); }

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Questions

What color is #91AA69?: #91AA69 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AA69?: The RGB value is 145, 170, 105: 145 red, 170 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AA69?: The complementary color is #8269AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AA69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.